FORTHCOMING: JULY
Seeking Palestine: New Palestinian Writing on Exile and Home, edited by
Penny Johnson and
Raja Shehadeh, brings together a wealth of personal stories, humourous, intimate, reflective and intensely political. They show us what it was like to grow up in a stateless and transitory Palestine and what it's like to return, with a heart full of joy and pain.
As Ahdaf Soueif, Man Booker Prize Finalist for
The Map of Love says —
How can an essentially sad story give such pleasure? The answer is in these narratives: these stories, memoirs, poems are a pleasure and an education: personal, vivid, original, sometimes witty, always accomplished, always honest. They are a testimonial to the human spirit, and to the growing contribution of Palestine to literature. EVENTSMerlinda Bobis is performing
River, River based on her recently released book
Fish-Hair Woman, it draws on storytelling, drama, poetry, ritual and music.
When: May 18th, 5pm
Where: Robert Gill Theatre, 214 George St, University of Toronto, Canada
Don't forget to check out
Francesca Rendle-Short, author of
Bite Your Tongue when she speaks at this year's Emerging Writer's Festival.
When: 12.30pm, Sunday may 27th
Cost: 475 and a conference pass
For more details check the
EWF website.
Also at the Emerging Writer's Festival is
Susan Hawthorne, author of
Cow, she will be part of the Independent Publishing Panel.
When: 30th May, 4-6pm
For more details check the
EWF website.
Susan Hawthorne, will be the feature poet at
The Word TreeWhen: June 2nd, 3 to 5pm
Where: The Burrinja Cafe, 351 Glenfern Road, Upwey, Victoria
For more details contact Jennifer on 97544658
International Women's Conference: Connecting for Action in the Asia-Pacific RegionIf you're around Cairns or in need of some sun, head north to hear Spinifex authors, Susan Hawthorne,
Betty McLellan author of
HELP! I'm Living With a Man Boy, Helen Pringle contributor to
Big Porn Inc and Coralie McLean contributor to
Cat Tales: The Meaning of Cats in Women's Lives, amongst others speak at this years, International Women's Conference: Connecting for Action in the Asia-Pacific Region.
When: 14th to 15th June
Where: Pacific International Hotel, Cairns
Susan Hawthorne will be speaking at the
International Festival of Literature in Translation —Why Translation Matters
When: 15th to 17th June
Where: Federation Square, Melbourne, Victoria
Vandana Shiva author of
Soil Not Oil: Climate Change, Peak Oil and Food Insecurity has been invited to be the keynote speaker at the
International Federation of Home Economics, World Congress Global Wellbeing Conference. An activist and an intellectual, her tireless work has been recognised with the awarding of the Alternative Nobel Prize (Right Livelihood Award 1993), the UN’s Global 500 Award, Earth Day International Award, the Lennon Ono Grant for Peace 2009, Sydney Peace Prize 2010, and the Calgary Peace Prize 2011. Hers is a talk not to be missed.
When: 16th to 21 July
Where: The Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, Melbourne, Victoria
NEWS WRAPSit back and relax while you listen to the special reading of
Patricia Sykes latest book of poetry,
The Abbotsford Mysteries on
Poetica.
Susan Hawthorne has been elected to the Independent Publishers Committee of the Australian Publishers Association.
Publishers. Susan Hawthorne and
Renate Klein received Lord Mayor's Commendation for Small Businesses in the City of Melbourne on 14 May.
Spinifex have sold the German translation rights of
Beryl Fletcher's The Silicon Tongue, so hopefully it shouldn't be long before German readers can enjoy her work.
Big Porn Inc is now available in South Africa and can be ordered through Jacana Media, please contact them by email receptoion@jacana.co.za or + 27 11 628 3200
Check out this enlightening interview with
Maria Mies author of the iconic
The Lace Makers of Narsapur,
here.
Watch
Melinda Tankard Reist talk about Toddlers and Tiaras, the ugly truth with Michael Carr-Gregg on
The Morning Show.
Check out a great review in
Text, of
Bite Your Tongue by Francesca Rendle-Short.
Fish-Hair Woman by Merlinda Bobis has received some great reviews, check out this one in
The Canberra Times For some insightful and political reading check out this review in
The Rochford Street Review, which looks at the original publication of
Finola Moorhead's Remember the Tarantella and the "institutionalised barriers to certain kinds of womens’ writing" that meant the book never enjoyed the success it deserved.
NOW AVAILABLE
The Unfinished Revolution: Voices from the Global fight for Women's Rights edited by Minky Worden is now available. It has already received some great reviews following it publication overseas last month, check out this review in TrustLaw.BLOGSOur bloggers have been busy again and have been particularly inspired by Mother's Day, check out Vera Hartley's piece,
'A different take on mother's day',
'Mother's Dayt Gift Ideas' by Veronica Sullivan and Danielle Binks and Pauline Hopkins,
'Mother's Day: Without the Pedestal!'
Also Helen Lobato piece
'Limiting the Medicare rebate for genital sugery is a good move', makes for sobering but thought provoking reading as does author of
Unmaking War Remaking Men, Kathleen Barry's piece
'Drones or boys and their toys: The USA's latest stretegy for unending war'. HUNGRY FOR MORE?
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